It is quiet on the deck tonight.The ropes give their soft old sighs, and somewhere across the river a bell rings – calling no one, meaning nothing, except that life rolls on. I sit barefoot on the bench, feeling the hum of the boat – my boat, my small floating world – steady beneath me. …
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It’s dark. There’s a terrible smell. It’s the most terrible smell I have ever experienced. I try and inhale through my mouth to reduce the intensity but it doesn’t help I gag and gasp and wretch. I’m still breathing? I thought we’d decided that the end was the end? I try and calm down and …
Ordinarily, the man standing beside the entrance to the mud and straw hut would have had skin the colour of deep black as the other Kenyans had. But he was old and his pigmentation was fading. Did he have grey hair? Do Kenyan’s go grey as they age? I don’t remember. Unfortunately although younger than …
I’m reminded of a time, a few years ago, when I decided to take a mountain bike to a waterfall on the Thai Island. The bike was old but had enough working gears and brakes to make the experience bearable and potential successful. I headed off in the humid air. I cycled past red cars …
You’ve probably seen your council declare a climate emergency, or heard one of the many companies recently state their Net-Zero intentions. But what does Net-Zero mean, and how does being Net-Zero apply to a human? The UK Government, and all those who have signed up for the Paris Accord have the legally binding objective to …
My Grandad didn’t like to talk about his experiences during the war but he did write them down. I thought I’d share his personal account of an unforgettable episode in the conflict with Japan during the Second World War.
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The sky is so clear today, isn’t it? Global Dimming is an interesting phenomenon. The effects of contrails and black carbon in the air are thought to block the sun rays coming to earth and therefore reduce the greenhouse effect. The last time we saw such a restriction in contrails was just after 9/11 which …
Darren Moore, local Ealing campaigner.
The traffic along the High Road in Chiswick ruins the lovely villagey character and cafe culture that Chiswick once had. Sitting outside the High Road Brasserie I’m struggling to hear my companion over the noise of a truck accelerating past and the delicate flavours of my blueberry pancakes spoilt by the taste of diesel fumes …
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